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The Islamic Golden Age and the caliphates
\"The Islamic empire arose spectacularly in the 7th century and exercised influence over a large geographic area until its fall to Mongol invaders in the 13th century. The rulers, called caliphs, ushered in a new Islamic civilization with customs and practices both distinct from and partially influenced by those of the areas it conquered. The reigns of these caliphates, including the Abbasid caliphate, which presided at the time of the Islamic Golden Age, are surveyed in this ... volume\"--Amazon.com.
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The Apocalyptic Rhetoric of Boko Haram
Research on Boko Haram has focused mostly on the group's violent actions. Underlying those actions, however, is a fairly deep-seated apocalyptic rhetoric that goes back to the preaching of Muhammad Yusuf (d. 2009). During the ten-year period since Boko Haram's transition toward activism, this use of apocalyptic rhetoric has become more pronounced. The question posed should be, is this an organic development within a Salafi-jihadist group that developed connections with the Islamic State during 2014-15 (and since) or is this rhetoric historic to northern Nigerian Islam going back to Shehu Usman Dan Fodio and his jihad? To what extent is Boko Haram beholden to its ideological forebearers in Nigeria from an apocalyptic point of view?
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The rise of the civilizational state
\"In this pioneering book renowned political philosopher Christopher Coker looks in-depth at two countries that now claim this title: Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia. He also discusses the Islamic caliphate, a virtual and aspirational civilizational state that is unlikely to fade despite the recent setbacks suffered by ISIS. The civilizational state, he contends, is an idea whose time has come\"-- Provided by publisher.
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